Chestnut Soup

Ingredients

• Lean Fresh Beef, Mutton, or Venison
• Cayenne Pepper
• Salt
• 1 Quart of Chestnuts
• Butter
• Flour

Directions

1. Thaw choice meat (Beef, Mutton, or Venison).
2. Season meat with cayenne pepper and salt.
3. Place meat in a pot adding slightly less than a quart of water per pound of meat.
4. Boil the meat until the meat drops from the bone.
5. Boil and peel 1 quart of chestnuts.
6. Strain pot of meat and place meat into a clean pot.
7. Roll bits of butter in flour.
8. Place chestnuts and floured butter into the pot of meat.
9. Boil the soup dish for 10 minutes.
10. Serve meal.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by James A. Bailey
Louisiana Anthology
January 3, 2021